Krieger Elementary School students Ella Doxsee, left, and Jennifer Cwik count weekly donations for a swing set fundraiser in the school library.

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A couple of the third-grade students at Krieger Elementary School are spearheading a fundraising effort to buy a swing set for the school playground in the City of Poughkeepsie.

Ella Doxsee, 8, and Jennifer Cwik, 9, have collected about $500 so far of the $3,500 they want to raise. The two girls are encouraging classmates, parents and community residents to donate money for their cause.

"We feel like the whole school is counting on us and we can't give up," said Doxsee. ...